This post was updated March 4  at 12:16 p.m.

Flooding broke out in Saxon Suites on Tuesday afternoon, impacting 30 units. 

A water main break at Saxon caused units on the ground floor of houses E, F and G to flood, UCLA Housing said in a Tuesday emailed statement. Impacted students have been relocated to emergency housing, UCLA Housing added in the statement. 

The flood came after UCLA Housing said in a Monday email to residents that water in the building would be shut down on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. The email did not include information about why UCLA Housing temporarily shut off Saxon’s water supply. 

“Maintenance and Housing Operations are on site working to resolve the issue,” UCLA Housing said in the statement. “The safety and well-being of our students, faculty, and staff remain our highest priority.”

Murky water rushed down De Neve Drive as students walked up and down the Hill on Tuesday afternoon. Ella Ryley Fortich, a resident on Saxon’s second floor, said dirt and grass surrounding Saxon’s walkways turned to mud because of the flooding. 

“It looks kind of like a swamp,” she said. “The water went up to the bottom stair of the stairwell leading up to the second floor, so if I had been standing in it – probably about five inches.” 

Two other dorms on the Hill were also impacted by flooding in November. Flooding in Hedrick Hall displaced 32 students Nov. 6 because of reported damage to a suppression pipe, and flooding in Rieber Hall caused by plumbing issues displaced 18 students Nov. 12.

[Related: Hedrick Hall flooding damages property, displaces students]

David Navarro, a resident on Saxon’s first floor, said he ran to Saxon after he learned of the flooding from a friend but was unable to enter his room because of the moving water. Navarro said he had not received an email notification from UCLA Housing about the flooding as of 4:17 p.m. 

“It was like a little lagoon in front of my dorm,” he said. “My roommate said that the water did stop at the front door, but he cannot get out of his dorm.”

Heath Carbone, a resident on Saxon’s first floor, said he was unable to get to his laundry because of the flooding. 

“For the rate we’re paying, we deserve answers,” Navarro said.

The flood ended at about 4:40 p.m. 

“Our dorms are our homes while we’re here,” Fortich said. “This kind of issue is incredibly detrimental to our academic success, as well as our just being able to feel at home.”